If this is your first visit, be sure to
check out the FAQ by clicking the
link above. You may have to register
before you can post: click the register link above to proceed. To start viewing messages,
select the forum that you want to visit from the selection below.

Pacu Jawi @ Tanah Datar

Apart from the pics of the destruction, would like to share some pics taken on the same afternoon where we were shooting cow racing. Quite a number of us fell, got injured as the cows came charging towards us and we had to get out of the way....some of our cameras were also battle tested, either they dropped into the mud or we fell onto them on the ground or mud ....some were totally covered in mud and dust afterwards...
One of the PMers even dislocated his shoulder and had to be sent to the hospital, etc, etc...Yours truly fell when I was trying to get out of the way of the charging cows which came over the bunds and I landed on dry side of the field right on top of my 2 cameras...covering them both in mud and dust....bruising my rib cage..
Very exciting times and you can almost relate to the adrenalin rush of the Pamplona bull racing in the streets...

Re: Pacu Jawi @ Tanah Datar

Sharing a few Pacu Jawi shots from the hundreds taken...

The rider holding onto one of the cow's tails to make him run... and showing off to the audience on his balancing act...the white cow is raging mad..look at his red eyes....the rider had just bitten his tail earlier...

Re: Pacu Jawi @ Tanah Datar

This was one of the most enjoyable event, photography-wise for me. I took the 'daring' position right at the end of the 'sawah' where the bulls are supposed to exit and waited there, took my photos and then run like hell......

Re: Pacu Jawi @ Tanah Datar

Originally Posted by macropixman

Sharing a few Pacu Jawi shots from the hundreds taken...

The rider holding onto one of the cow's tails to make him run... and showing off to the audience on his balancing act...the white cow is raging mad..look at his red eyes....the rider had just bitten his tail earlier...

Re: Pacu Jawi @ Tanah Datar

I have just processed one photo to share. I agree with macropixman....it was really exciting. The bulls were about 20m from where I was standing. After I took this photo I had to dodge the bulls.

You just look at the bulls thru the viewfinder with the camera set to AFC and high continuous drive mode, half press and when the bulls were some 100m away, look for the best opportunity and framing. As the bulls rushed towards you, it appeared bigger and bigger until it almost filled the viewfinder. then it is time to look into the eyes of the bulls and see which way they were coming and try to step aside.......sometimes they were just too near.

Re: Pacu Jawi @ Tanah Datar

bro .. these are great one .. how u protect your gear or u shoot with 300mm ?

edited .. ohh shoot with 200mm ok ..

There's no protection! Either from the mud splash or from the bulls runnig over your gears or you for that matter!

2 photographers were run over by the bulls and suffered dislocated shoulders! That's what make photographing the event dangerous yet most exciting! It's like being in the bull pen shooting a rodeo event!

Re: Pacu Jawi @ Tanah Datar

Being a 5 day shooting trip on foot mostly, tough to carry around the 300mm on top of other lenses/bodies. Of coz it would have been super if I brought it.
No protection for the gears; shoot, turn around to protect the lenses from mud splatter n hope the bulls/cows don't hit you. But it was really fun and exciting..

Originally Posted by liewwk

bro .. these are great one .. how u protect your gear or u shoot with 300mm ?